Species Acrossidius pseudotasmaniae Given, 1950
Blackheaded Pasture Cockchafer
- Aphodius pseudotasmaniae Given, B.B. 1950. Notes on the Aphodiinae of Australia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). The Aphodius tasmaniae, howitti, yorkensis, andersoni complex. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 75: 153-157 [157].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, 11 km SE of Waddamana, TAS.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♂ 7♀; 2♂ 3♀; 2♂ 3♀; NMV ♂ ♀.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: coprophagous, terrestrial, volant.
Larva: burrower, folivore.
Extra Ecological Information
Larvae grass leaf feeders.
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |